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Terms Of Reference (TOR): Finance Officer

JOB SUMMARY
Company	Ghana Anti-co...
Industry	NGO/IGO/INGO
Category	Finance
Location	Accra
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	GH¢
Education	Bachelor̵...
Experience	3 years
Job Expires	Feb 13, 2025
Contact	...

Company Profile

The Ghana Anti-corruption Coalition is a cross-sectoral grouping of public, private and civil society organizations with the sole aim of building a national effort to confront the problem of corruption and devise effective control measures.

GACC seeks to reduce poverty by co-ordinating anti- corruption activities in Ghana through collaboration with its members and other key stakeholders and with of vision of a Ghana free from corruption where honesty, transparency, accountability and integrity are upheld.

The Coalition focuses on research and monitoring of anti-corruption legal environment as well as providing anti-corruption assessment to feed into policy documents. GACC also promotes citizen’s education on transparency and accountability issues, advocate on relevant issues that seek to enhance good governance.

Job Description

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF FINANCE OFFICER

GACC seeks to recruit a Finance Officer who will be part of the finance team, involved in the day-to-day operations of the GACC accounting department to ensure the timely, accurate and secure processing of accounting information and the preparation of GACC accounting reports and statements including donor-financed projects in accordance with laid down rules and procedures.

Duties of the Finance Officer

The Finance and Administration Officer shall perform but not limited to the following functions and report directly to the Head of Finance and Administration:

Support the Head of Finance and Administration to ensure the timely implementation and reporting of all GACC Finance and Administrative activities per the GACC Annual Work plan.
Process cheque voucher payments and ensure the payment of approved cheques to respective Vendors/Payees.
Ensure the completeness and proper filling and scanning of supporting documents of all paid cheques/cash.
Data entry into QuickBooks Accounting System and ensure the reconciliation of the general ledgers to cashbook balances.
Vouching of all programme advance retirements and supporting documents.
Ensure the monthly reconciliation statements are prepared and approved by the 15th of the subsequent month.
Undertake weekly updates of the various cash books and a detailed monthly expenses schedule.
Vouching and verification of inventory and store documents monthly.
Supervise stock taking on a quarterly basis.
Conduct appraisals with the Line Manager by 15th December.
Perform such other tasks as may be delegated by the Executive Secretary within the objects of the GACC.

Required Skills or Experience

Qualifications, Experience and Competence

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or other related disciplines from an accredited tertiary institution.
Level II qualification from a recognised and relevant professional body (e.g. ICA -Ghana, ACCA, or CIMA) will be an added advantage.

Other Competencies

Candidate must have completed National Service.
Should have 3-5 years of work experience, preferably with prior knowledge and experience in donor-funded projects, particularly with GIZ.
Strong communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated the ability to work as part of a team.
Knowledge of Financial Management and Tax Laws.
Knowledge in relevant IT applications e.g. Microsoft Office Suit, accounting software packages e.g. QuickBooks etc.
Meticulous and attention to details.
High integrity and good ethical standards.

Employment Type
This will be full-time employment with contract renewal on an annual basis based on satisfactory performance.

How To Apply

All posts will be advertised on an equal opportunity basis and qualified persons are encouraged to apply. Cover letters, Curriculum Vitae together with supporting documents, and information of three (3) referees should be forwarded to: gacchrs@gmail.com by the 25th January, 2025.

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